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Logan Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Logan Square

 
 
Logan Square Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2022
1. Logan Square Marker
Inscription.
One of Philadelphia's original squares planned for by William Penn
1682

Placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
United States Department of the Interior

on the occasion of the Tricentennial of the City of Philadelphia
 
Erected 1982 by The Commission of Fairmount Park.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraParks & Recreational AreasSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1682.
 
Location. 39° 57.495′ N, 75° 10.261′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan Square. Marker is at the intersection of Logan Circle West and Benjamin Franklin Parkway (U.S. 30), on the left when traveling south on Logan Circle West. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 N 19th St, Philadelphia PA 19103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1914-1918 Tribute Trees (a few steps from this marker); Swann Memorial Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); The Free Library of Philadelphia (within shouting distance of this marker); Shakespeare Memorial (within shouting distance
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of this marker); All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors (within shouting distance of this marker); US Sanitary Commission Great Central Fair (within shouting distance of this marker); Parkway Museums District (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
Logan Square Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 17, 2022
2. Logan Square Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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